Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2022

April 27, 2022

Today we welcome home Trevor Reed, and celebrate his return to the family that missed him dearly. Trevor, a former U.S. marine, is free from Russian detention. I heard in the voices of Trevor's parents how much they've worried about his health and missed his presence. And I was delighted to be able to share with them the good news about Trevor's freedom.

I'm grateful for the tireless and dedicated work of Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation John Sullivan, and many others across our Government to ensure that Trevor came home safely. The negotiations that allowed us to bring Trevor home required difficult decisions that I do not take lightly. His safe return is a testament to the priority my administration places on bringing home Americans held hostage and wrongfully detained abroad. We won't stop until Paul Whelan and others join Trevor in the loving arms of family and friends.

NOTE: The statement referred to Joey and Paula Reed, parents of Mr. Reed; and Paul N. Whelan, a U.S. citizen who was arrested and held on espionage charges by Russian security services in Moscow, Russia, on December 28, 2018.

Categories: Statements by the President : Russia, release of U.S. citizen Trevor Reed from detention.

Names: Carstens, Roger D.; Reed, Joey; Reed, Paula; Reed, Trevor; Sullivan, John J.; Whelan, Paul.

Subjects: Russia : Detained U.S. citizen, release; Russia : U.S. Ambassador; State, Department of

: Hostage Affairs, Special Presidential Envoy for.

DCPD Number: DCPD202200319.

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